Refreshing to watch a thoroughly professional presentation. I recommend watching this to anyone making a video on any subject.

Not gonna lie - I didn't know the "model" was a doll for the first minute and her dead eyes were freaking me out! :)

@thecapricornsun

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing lol

@TheWorld_2099

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, same here, and then I thought “wow, he really loves his Real Doll”

@exfluffbucket

2 жыл бұрын

Saaaaaaaame 😂

Tethering is also very effective for tabletop macro photography. It's possible to shoot, get very fine grained focusing, adjust aperture, preview depth of field, arrange lighting, and much more, without touching the camera or a focusing rail. You can easily dump hundreds of images for focus stacking into a folder without first putting them onto the camera's memory card

Thanks Tony! The classic tutorial tony is a thousand times better than a clickbaiting rumors guy!

I've had a handful of clients ask if I can shoot tethered during a shoot, my answer is always no. The shoot always takes 5x longer if the client is going to be there because they'll want to see every single shot you take, they'll have comments about every shot, And the comments are almost always related to it being a raw unedited photo. If it's a higher end shoot and/or they are paying by the hour I suppose I'd be ok with it. But I don't like charging by the hour. Still an informative video, but I'd think twice about letting a client get in the middle of your work flow, it's going to slow things way down.

@merk1701

2 жыл бұрын

@@benpykephotography haven't lost any due to not tethering. As I said initially, only a handful have even asked about it.

@TonyAndChelsea

2 жыл бұрын

This is true but the big advantage for us is that we can get a real sign-off on the image, so the client can't later say they're not satisfied.

@erico6247

2 жыл бұрын

I'd be like you can see all the pics when I'm done!!!

@Francisco_Otero

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyAndChelsea Getting a real time sign off is invaluable to me.

@longliveclassicmusic

2 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming you're talking about commercial jobs seeing how you say "if the client is going to be there," since with a consumer client there is no "if." The client is paying you to produce the images, and you are essentially shutting them out of the image-making process entirely by refusing to shoot tethered. That's pretty s*ty business practice and goes very much against the grain of the industry.

I really enjoyed seeing how it's not just the camera but so much more that can go on in the background in photography, that stand with wheels, monitor and keyboard support is a great idea that most new people to photography would never have thought about but makes a quality life really approach that much better. Cool job of awareness and helpful information

Wow. Your model is really good at remaining stationary :) I've actually been wondering how to do this. Also just bought your books and the Portrait Pro business training video. Really great content Tony and Chelsea.

@timotheeferreol

2 жыл бұрын

It´s either a joke o you need some 👓

Late 2021, we need reliable wifi tether. Now. Come on manufacturers. 5 meter usb cable or ethernet just to be able to see images few meters away on a big screen? No no. I want simple solution. No Ftp server, no script for auto download raws. No qdslrdashboard. D500 user here with nfc, bluetooth, wifi and after some firmware update also direct wifi capability... jumping over usb cable in a studio. Bravo. Tony said it clearly. No wifi app good enough for professional use. PS: Nikon, have you ever use, I mean heavily use your tool SnapBridge? Did you also find it ridiculous? :D

I have been using "Control my Nikon" to tether. There is also a Canon version. It works fine with my old D7100 and D700. I can see the picture on my laptop. Can change exposure, shutter speed, and focus. The pictures stay on the camera and transfer across to my laptop. This has worked great for digitizing slides and photos. There is a trial version.

It’s 2021 how can one do tethered workflow with a mobile setup? iPhones and iPads?

The next video should be just Chelsea with a Tony-doll

Thanks. First time someone explained tethering to the computer in such detail. 👋

As a small addition i would recommend having the camera in a small cage or some rig to fix the USB Cable to. The Weight of the cable and accidentally tripping over cable can wear out your USB socket in the camera really fast, which is a pain in the butt

@AT_Sr

2 жыл бұрын

EOS R comes with a plastic cable holder. You screw it in to the hole located above the USB-C socket and it holds both - USB and HDMI cables.

@1Patient

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, those Jacks (Camera or otherwise) just don't take any sort of abuse and are poorly engineered that way. Smallrig should be designing USB Jacks 😃

What's amazing with Smart Shooter 4, I was able to use it with an old laptop. with i5 3rd gen and 4 GB of ram. Was able to use it for long hours shooting Graduation portraits.

Thank you for the tips on Smart Shooter 4. I will try the Trial version.

His model holds so still, it’s easy to get perfect photos.

@agneyajoshi8012

2 жыл бұрын

the ‘model’ is a doll…

Tethered shooting while using a SkyGuider Pro and focusing camera/scope for astrophotography is a no brainer. I shoot using that setup with my Nikon D 610 and hefty 600mm lens. The D 610 does not have the best Live View and the screen does not swivel. But using my 16” MacBook Pro as the monitor makes focusing on deep sky objects and composing so much easier. I heartily recommend tethering when in the field. Just have to be aware of monitor glow and make sure you have batteries as well as everything well charged. Clear skies!

This tip is really helpful to see the images on a bigger screen right away!

i have been tethering (WIFI - no cable) on commercial shoots with Camranger 2 and a new iPad Pro. Works great and clients love it. 50 mg files from CANON 5DSR show up fast and i can control camera functions from it.

Small correction on the usb: usb-c by itself doesn't mean anything. It's a form factor. Rather get usb 3.0 type A because it's more rigid than C. I doubt any camera supports any faster usb than that.

BackyardEOS, AstrophotographyTool and a host of others for Linux are also avail.

Hi Tony. Great video as per usual! I'm really struggling with a few things - Lightroom cataloguing (and adobe cloud back up) and how to back up on a budget. I currently only have my laptop and really struggle with a) using up my 20gb adobe cloud storage and b) finding an affordable and easy way to ensure I have back ups of my photos. I would LOVE you guys to do a video on that, I think it would be so helpful to people who aren't full pro but still have important photos/do semi pro work every now and then. Hoping you see this!!!

@ElenaJasic

2 жыл бұрын

If you have Amazon prime, I believe they still do Unlimited Cloud File storage for their customers.

LrC and C1 both support hot folders. USB-C is a standard for a connector. I have cables that have USB-C connectors, but are only rated for USB 2.0. USB-C connectors can carry dp and HDMI and others. You need USB 3.0 or higher.

I found the huge red arrow extremely helpful.

Cabling comment: Audio Tech trick is to wrap cables around the stand leg. If someone kicks/trips on a cable, it pulls the whole stand to side. If its not wrapped, the cable pulls at the connection and can damage the device. Better to pull a stand that will probably stay upright then rip a cable out of your camera at a weird angle and probably destroy the connector. Other bonus is that the weight of the cable is supported by the stand instead of the connector on your camera...long term damage prevention from normal use. (when possible, gaffer tap cables to the floor. far safer for everyone)

The mannequin behind from some angles, looked scaringly identical to Chelsea.. 🤣

Never tethered a camera to my comp and not planning to. Still watched with interest, though :)

You can also tether using 'old' Lightroom 6.x (with perpetual license) but it probably won't support the latest cameras' RAW file formats (like Canon's CR3).

Love the mobile computer cart and router used in order to use the camera with an RJ45 instead.

Thanks….enthusiast here…already shoot tethered in my little home studio but found this very interesting especially that screen/desktop stand.

Thank you for the super informative video Tony. As usual, you are my go to source for technology that I am unfamiliar with. Cheers!

new item in Northrup Merch catalog: mannequins.

About cables on the floor! 😉 Try running your cables from the ceiling! Works great and nobody steps on them or trips over them!

Went looking at your older video to refresh my system. Thanks for updating it.

I shoot tethered using a Inovativ's Digiplate with a touch screen laptop on a tripod. They also have mobile workstations if you want a larger system. I like the portability and can shoot tethered easily virtually anywhere.

Excellent video, Tony. I am just starting with this and would like to tether to an iPad Pro.

Tony, good presentation. I duplicate the video stream using HDMI splitter to a monitor the subject can always see, and a 2nd one behind and left/right of the subject so I can always see it. I don't always edit/correct while tethered, so while this isn't the "Peter Coulson way," it works for the subject and myself. I like those Tethertools cables but cannot use them: I've had to use orange or neon green tape around tethered USB cables because I cannot find orange or green cables in 50ft to 80ft lengths. But the tape works wonders. Spray paint stripes do too.

Thanks Tony. I have recently been looking into this, then you put out this video. 👍🏽

Tony, is it possible to use an iPad for tethering instead of a laptop? Maybe using Lightroom?

For me, the next step for cameras would be for them to open up the camera control api, I think some have standardised them already, but for me setting up a macro/script to control the camera would be great... another thing I would put on the wish list is resource requirements prediction, I.e. how many batteries you'll need/ how big the external battery will need to be and finally if you need to account for over heating...

Hey buddy, where did you get that doll? I need one, the ones I found are too short. Thanks for the amazing videos!!

Thanks I think that wireless (wifi) tethering in Capture One 22 (released after this video) works quite well if the network is good. With the wifi grip, a Canon R5 RAW image is transfered in lens than 4 seconds

Good tip on the used Alienware computer, picked one up today for $350. Datapoint -> older Alienware computers (2017ish) can only run Windows 10, Microsoft will stop providing support (updates) for Windows 10 in the spring of 2025. Because I will only use this computer to tether my Nikon D3 and dump pictures onto my home NAS server Windows 11 is of no concern. If Windows 11 is a concern for you make sure any used computer you buy can be upgraded to Windows 11.

How about tethering with live view and preview of the photo?

it is going to work with Panasonic GH4, if this does, what wire I can parchase in europe, I like to connect GH4 to my Imac.

People complained about a problem of EOS R series failing to track its focus in videos and Tony has confirmed it for me :p

@darkftforce

2 жыл бұрын

he is using sony to film this episode not canon. canon r5 only used to show demonstration. so yeah i heard a lot about failing sony focus system on recent sony cameras and this video confirms it!

That 4k monitor looks so amazingly sharp. Oh, hang on I'm watching in 1080p

I tether my Nikon directly directly to Lightroom Classic.

so you talked about your setup but not how to set it up. what are the setting on camera how to connect the softwear

1:43 no means no! respect boundaries!

Hello sir, great content as always. But as an EOS R user I have a problem that I can't use both remote controller ans usb tethering. And I was wondering I'd you can explain to me how you manage to do it Pleae!

Where did you buy this maniquin, i would love to get one to practice since her skin is so life like🙏🏼

can I see the images live or do I have to click save the picture?

Ya, I rather the Rolling Mobile Computer Cart you have depicted in your video @ 2:36 I love the Auto Focusing @ 4:05 :-)) Yes, the main reason I viewed this video was for the Tethering of the Camera to the computer. Yes, in a future video would be nice to know more details on connectivity of such said technologies, the limitations or performance differences using the different technologies and so forth. For example., I have recently done a bunch of research on the performance of the Wifi, Bluetooth, and Hard Wired differences in transfer speeds, along with Memory Card Form Factors, UHS I and UHS II cost differences etc. etc. etc., would be a great video for you to do Tony, considering you do have that background in IT. More Technical info, less Camera Talk.

You have with Capture One complete Control over your Camera. Of course you can change the parameter link time, Aperture , ISO. This is one of the job of an Digital Operator on a big shoot.

@kirkdarling4120

2 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling that the concept is for there to be someone operating like the producer during a music recording. Some tethering programs can lock the photographer out of making any changes other than focusing and releasing the shutter.

Can we connect it directly to Computer instead of usb?

Very helpful, thank you for sharing.

Exactly what I've needed to figure out!

Can I tether with the new Samsun s9 tab ultra

Tony, Lately I have been really considering tethering. I was really looking at the cam Ranger 2 device. Do you have any knowledge of that product ? Dos and don'ts pros and cons?

Could you please share where you got your mobile stand from?

Tony what’s the piece I need to hook the tether cable under the camera? I noticed you did not use it here but I’ve seen it used before.

@TonyAndChelsea

2 жыл бұрын

Some cameras come with a clip or I'll just use a zip tie

Nice I like that you are using the Raven :)

Great video! Very informative.

so using this tethering method, would this also work for video. Essentially using the computer monitor as an oversized LCD. Im just upgraded to a Canon T6i, and would like to be able to record my vlogs direct to my laptop (my laptop webcam is horrendously bad).

Smart Shooter 5 IS THIS THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE USING?

I’ve been waiting on a video like this! 🧐

Hi Tony, I am wondering, in your experience, do you need to consider the sRGB specs or do any calibration between the monitor used in the studio and the one(s) used for final editing. One of the reason I am wondering is to allow gauging exposure/color/contrast while in studio or on location, and for presentation to any collaborators as to manage expectations. Thanks

@TonyAndChelsea

2 жыл бұрын

Nah. Histogram is for exposure, color and contrast can be determined in final edits.

Small irony as I'm shooting tethered today for the first time in a few years as I'm picking up some product photography work during covid. Thanks for this. My next trick is shooting wine bottles without any reflections, don't suppose you have any tips on that = p (I kid, but, you know, not entirely)

@PhilosophyProf14

2 жыл бұрын

I find the best way to have no reflections on bottles is to completely turn off all the lights and flashes in the room.

@RehctubNomis

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I tried two diffusers WHILST bouncing it off the ceiling at low power and it still created bright spots in the glass! Ended up using foam board to surround it but for a slither I could shoot through, this left a very small bar down the bottles I could handle in photoshop. A bit more effort could've probably gotten that down to a dot (if I'd positioned more card below / above the hole for the lens) but as I was doing background removal and colour balancing I figured as I'm in photoshop anyway it's not much more work to run the patch tool over the stripe (plus, I'd've still had to patch the smaller dot).

Please do a tutorial for COMPLETE LUDDITES, Tony! I'm super interested in shooting tethered for food photography but am a total noob.

what tethering app do I need

Thanks for this.

Super informative video. What was the remote you used?

Not a criticism of you, Tony, just an amusing thing of mine... 1:14... I always chuckle when "professional" photography channels can hit focus :)

Hey Tony (or you too Chelsea, do you have any experience trying to tether the samsung NX1? I know you guys had one, and wondered if you ever tried to run it tethered, I still have and use one and i have been getting lots of issues trying to tether it, any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers from Trinidad

Love this

Thank you for seeing this.

Very informative

Artificial Model or fun doll?

@batsonelectronics

2 жыл бұрын

dual purpose.

Hm... the orange cable blends much better with the floorboards than a black cable would. Seems not to be the best choice in that environment.

My Windows 10 PC doesn't recognize my Canon EOS Rebel T7. Is it because the camera is old?

Useful, thanks! 🙏

Good advice

4:36 it seems that you inserted the cable into the USB 2.0 socket (check the port color, it should be blue)

@xplorer7882

2 жыл бұрын

No, it's a USB 3 port, as it says "SS" above it.

We had a shooting and I couldn't connect the Sony a7 III (?) to Lightroom. I thought I was dumb but after googling I found out that you actually can't do it. What a POS lmao.

@SimonPollock

2 жыл бұрын

You can do it - use Smart Shooter to manage the connection.

May I ask what compute stand / monitor holder you're using here please?

Thank you. Do you use the iPad to the tether?

How’s that remote flash trigger working out?

Would this technique work with the Canon RP or Rebel SL2?

USB type C doesn't tell you the speed, its just a connection type. But USB 3.2 gen 1/2/2x2 tells you the speed (5/10/20 Gbit/s)

Thanks

Hi tony, i brought your ebook on my kindle and i dont know how to update it to the most recent version. Could you help me?

@TonyAndChelsea

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Visit sdp.io/register

Sad that there are so many Rude Commenters ....

I’ve always had issue with jerk stoppers. No matter what I do a few clients are always jerks

I prefer to use kensington lock, never ever looses connection, even when powered off.

I am not a pro. I thought showing the client every picture taken and getting their buy in would interrupt my creative workflow. It will take more time to finish the job and I don't feel good being judged on the fly.

Was that a dark Knight on the a9..?! 👀

I think there's a lot of us who want to tether it to our iPad Pro when we are outdoor doing shoots.

Love from india

Where's Chelsea? Who is this guy?